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Fortress Core Connect has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai-based crypto exchange Ouinex to provide tier-1 liquidity across traditional and digital markets through a single unified platform.
The partnership enables liquidity delivery across foreign exchange, commodities, indices, equities and cryptocurrencies within the Ouinex platform. This is facilitated through Fortress Core Connect's direct access and exclusive partnership with ATFX Connect, a globally regulated liquidity provider.
Fortress Core Connect is a fintech and liquidity infrastructure provider that bridges Africa's financial ecosystem by connecting regulated local institutions to global markets. Ouinex is a crypto-native exchange that offers a No-CLOB (Central Limit Order Book) execution model and multi-asset trading capabilities.
The collaboration aims to enable traders to access multiple asset classes through one account and interface, eliminating the need to switch platforms or exit the crypto ecosystem. The partnership also seeks to preserve execution integrity by removing what the companies describe as predatory practices associated with traditional order books.
Dany Mawas, CEO & Co-Founder, Fortress Core Connect
Dany Mawas, CEO & Co-Founder of Fortress Core Connect, commented: "At Fortress Core, we believe the future of finance lies in convergence, bridging traditional financial markets with the speed, transparency, and accessibility of digital assets. By integrating ATFX Connect's institutional liquidity and execution into Ouinex, we're enabling a truly seamless trading experience without compromising on depth, reliability, or compliance."
Crypto-native execution model
Ouinex's No-CLOB execution model is designed to protect retail traders from behaviours such as front-running, spoofing and order book manipulation by removing the traditional central limit order book structure. The platform prioritises what it terms fairness in execution.
Ilies Larbi, CEO of Ouinex, added: "This is a major step forward in our mission to offer a robust multi-asset ecosystem for the crypto generation. With Fortress Core's infrastructure and access to an unmatched liquidity engine, Ouinex users now have direct access to top-tier pricing across global markets, all while staying within their crypto-native environment. It's the kind of liquidity muscle that matches our long-term ambition."
Unified trading environment
The partnership provides Ouinex users with access to trade across five major asset classes: crypto, foreign exchange, indices, commodities and equities through ATFX Connect's liquidity pools. Users benefit from a single trading account and platform interface, eliminating the need for wallet bridging, asset conversions or third-party pipelines between traditional finance and crypto.
Fortress Core Connect operates as an intermediary model where it does not execute trades or hold client funds, instead connecting regulated financial institutions with ATFX Connect's multi-regulated liquidity services. The company provides African institutions with access to tier-1 liquidity solutions, white-label trading systems, regulatory guidance and institutional risk management solutions.
Ouinex operates as a Dubai-based trading platform that merges crypto and traditional finance into what it describes as a seamless user experience, backed by its no-CLOB execution model and global regulatory presence.
